Lionel Messi

Lionel Messi (24 June 1987-) was an Argentine professional footballer who played as a forward for FC Barcelona and for the national team.

Biography
Lionel Messi was born in Rosario, Argentina on 24 June 1987, and he relocated to Spain at the age of thirteen to play for FC Barcelona. He quickly progressed through Barcelona's youth academy, and he made his competitive debut in 2004. Messi was injury-prone early in his career, but he became an integral player for the club, becoming FIFA Player of the Year in both 2007 and 2008. In March 2012, he became Barcelona's highest all-time scorer, and he became his country's all-time leading goalscorer as well. As of 30 September 2017, he had scored 358 goals for FC Barcelona and 58 for his national team.